Dr. Joyce Afran is director of medical student education for the Rutgers RWJMS Department of Family Medicine and Community Health. She also serves as associate dean for a regional medical campus and directs the accelerated primary care track at RWJMS. Dr. Afran directs the Family Medicine Clerkship and co-directs the pre-clerkship Physicianship course. She is a leader at the school in interprofessional education. She has been project director for several HRSA training grants and has presented her work at national conferences. Dr. Afran continues to maintain an active clinical practice in family medicine in addition to her role in education.